Abstract
Asthma prevalence has increased with the reason remaining unknown. Antibiotics early in life have been hypothesized as playing a role in the development of asthma; however, we have found the relationship may be due to confounding by respiratory infections and may not be causally related.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Asthma / etiology
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Asthma / immunology*
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Hygiene Hypothesis*
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Patient Education as Topic
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Pregnancy
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Prospective Studies
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Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
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Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*
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Risk
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Urban Population*